Titan Tim Tackling his Twenties

Active recovery

Very busy day today. Was revising my resume to apply to another internship in the fall.

Umm

I guess my active recovery was shopping with my mom.

Pushing around a full cart of water jugs, milk, and food for a couple or hours

Then when it came to putting the groceries away I put as many as I could in my hand and stomped my way across a couple flights of stairs.

All that shopping was worth it tho.

Look @T3hPwnisher
Look at what I am about to cook right now

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Turkey burgers by chance?

Dude: day isnā€™t over. Do tabata burpees

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Theyā€™re beef bro. I bought 48 beef burgers. Should last me these last 3 weeks.

I will do that exercise cause ngl I was being lazy.

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Deep Water Beginner
Week 3
Last Friday

3 min of rest between sets

Bench

155 lbs x 10

155 lbs x 10

155 lbs x 8 (Pretty sure I screwed up my wrist placement)

Close Grip Bench

115 lbs x 10

115 lbs x 10

115 lbs x 10

Incline Bench

95 lbs x 10

95 lbs x 10

95 lbs x 10

Dips

1 x 4

1 x 3

1 x 2

Pushups

1 x 10

1 x 10

1 x 10

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Deep Water Beginner
Week 4
Tuesday (This week)

Deadlifts

245 lbs x 10

245 lbs x 10

245 lbs x 10

245 lbs x 10

245 lbs x 10

245 lbs x 10

245 lbs x 10

245 lbs x 10

245 lbs x 10

245 lbs x 10

Squats

225 lbs x 10

225 lbs x 10

225 lbs x 10

Dumbbell Lunges
With 20 lb dumbbells

1 x 10

1 x 10

1 x 10

Sit-ups

1 x 20

1 x 20

1 x 20

Unfortunately I had to do the deadlifts and squats out of the order. All 4 squat racks weā€™re occupied. I still got it done tho.

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Donā€™t sweat it: I save my light/technique work for later in the day and do it as part of a WOD.

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Deep Water Beginner
Week 4
Wednesday

3 min of rest between sets

Pull-Ups

1 x 4

1 x 4

1 x 4

Bent over rows

135 lbs x 10

135 lbs x 10

135 lbs x 10

135 lbs x 10

Clean Pulls

95 lbs x 10

95 lbs x 10

95 lbs x 10

60 sec plank with 20 Sit ups (3 sets)

This was boring because it was kinda easy. I guess thatā€™s a good sign cause Iā€™m getting stronger.

Deep Water Beginner
Week 4
Thursday

3 min rest between sets

Push-Press

85 lbs x 10

85 lbs x 10

85 lbs x 10

85 lbs x 10

85 lbs x 10

85 lbs x 10

85 lbs x 10

85 lbs x 10

85 lbs x 10

85 lbs x 10

Lateral DB Raises
30 lb dumbbells

1 x 10

1 x 10

1 x 10

Barbell Curls
(I took way less resting time for these sets. It seemed kinda unnecessary cause it felt easy)

55 lbs x 10

55 lbs x 10

55 lbs x 10

55 lbs x 10

55 lbs x 10

Sit-Ups/Back Extensions 20 reps, 3 sets

Deep Water Beginner
Week 4
Friday(Yesterday)

Bench Press (I absolutely smashed this. Felt like I couldā€™ve done more sets of ten. Definitely a form improvement from last time)

155 lbs x 10

155 lbs x 10

155 lbs x 10

Close-Grip

115 lbs x 10

115 lbs x 10

115 lbs x 10

Incline Bench

95 lbs x 10

95 lbs x 10

95 lbs x 10

Dips

1 x 5

1 x 4

1 x 4

Pushups

1 x 4

1 x 13

1 x 18

60 sec plank with 20 sit-ups, 3 sets no rest

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Loving the confidence and the grind in here man, youā€™re killing it.

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Deep Water Beginner
Week 4
Saturday

20 minutes of tana whatever theyā€™re called
Burpees

@T3hPwnisher LOL these are really tiring. Thanks for the conditioning idea. I am trying to redeem myself.

I skipped 2 cardio days the past 2 weeks. I have no excuse for that. Couldā€™ve done those. But, at least I wasnā€™t entirely inactive during those weeks. Since I was being kindā€™ve a substitute construction inspector It required me to walk around a lot. That was everyday for the work week. Thatā€™s not an excuse tho still missed those cardio days.

Iā€™m about to join you running deepwater in a couple weeks man. I used work as my conditioning the first time through, but am planning on actually doing the 5th day this time through. I should be starting beginners as you are starting intermediate!

How are you finding the 10x10s? Manageable with the rest times cut? How is the soreness and recovery/eating?

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The 10 x 10s have honestly gotten better. The first two weeks were pretty rough. Even though I had more rest time. Iā€™ve been consistent with eating. 5 meals a day. I use the guide in the e-book. Itā€™s pretty annoying because as soon as I get home from the gym I gotta eat 2 meals and then after that I gotta get ready for work tomorrow. By that time itā€™s like 8 or 9 and I go to bed at 10. Iā€™m always sore tbh. It really sucks after the 10 x 10 squats or deadlifts. I canā€™t remember a time I wasnā€™t sore lol.

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Sounds about right man haha! Good job so far!

The song that played in my head when I was at Walmart picking up another box of 60 eggs, 7 cans of chicken, and one container of whey.

This should be the last shopping run
Lol

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Lol iā€™m gonna suffer tomorrow afternoon

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Deep Water Beginner
Week 5
Tuesday

2 min rest between sets

Light Deadlift

255 lbs x 10

255 lbs x 10

255 lbs x 10

Squat

235 lbs x 10

235 lbs x 10

235 lbs x 10

235 lbs x 10

235 lbs x 10

235 lbs x 10

235 lbs x 10

235 lbs x 10

235 lbs x 10

235 lbs x 10

Dumbbell Lunges
With 20 lb dumbbells

1 x 10

1 x 10

1 x 10

Sit-Ups/Back Extensions - 20 each, 3 sets, no rest

As you can see, the weight for my deads and squats are 10 lbs more than usual. I honestly thought the squat bar was 45 lbs (20 kg) and it was just thicker. Welp I kinda just caught the side of the bar and it said 25 kg while I was warming up for squats. The deadlift platform was diagonal from the squat platform. I see that itā€™s the same bar. I honestly just said screw it and went along with 235 cause I didnā€™t feel like switching bars.

Anyway the last 2 sets were jelly leg hell but I got it done.

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Undeserved:

Welp I was cooking my 3 hamburgers to eat for the deep water meal. My mom complained over my eating habits and even told me to lift up my shirt. She said she doesnā€™t want me getting fat. I told her I needed to eat this way because Iā€™m on a hard lifting program. I also said I donā€™t even want to eat this much when I get home from work (my internship), itā€™s just a necessary. I asked her to trust me with my eating habits and that I donā€™t even want to be fat. I said I was going to continue to eat my burgers. Obviously I didnā€™t say this like a bratty child. I said this like an adult.

Ngl sometimes my dad sometimes says the same thing. Iā€™m not even fat though. Freshman year of college, my older brother came home weighing 270 lbs because he was eating a ton while lifting. I think theyā€™re afraid of me doing that. I hate these comments though. Iā€™m not even fat. I can post pics too. Iā€™m like muscular and skinny fat so like skinny fuscularā€¦ lmao.

I needed to vent because honestly this isnā€™t the first time I heard this. The last time I heard this, I was eating way less and definitely not enough. I think my minuscule eating led to me failing ā€œgod is a beastā€. Iā€™ll ignore the comments but they hurt sometimes yk. They rarely exercise too.

If you read this, thanks.

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Your body your life man. Donā€™t worry about other people.

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Sometimes it is very hard for people who arenā€™t involved or interested in lifting weights and getting stronger to understand what we do and why we do it. Try not to get frustrated with them and just politely explain what you are doing and keep doing it. Their comments most likely come from a good place in that they think they are looking out for you but unfortunately its an uneducated view point. Keep being mature and talk a little about what you are doing without trying to preach and they will come around. I am nearly 47 and have been doing this on and off since I was 16, my mum is 80 and she still comments after seeing videos on facebook or when we facetime about me doing too much or being careful and not hurting myself or not getting too heavy. I just smile and assure her that I am being sensible.

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